By Francis Nansak, Lafia
In keeping to his avowed mission of fishing out criminals, the Nasarawa State Police Command have again rescued two kidnapped victims and arrested one of the kidnappers.
This was made known to journalists via a press release signed and issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (DSP) Ramhan Nansel on Tuesday,as it reads in part that” On 3/12/2022 at about 0900hrs, a complaint was lodged at Karshi Division that, on 2/12/2022 at about 0200hrs, private security guards attached to a sachet water manufacturing company undergoing construction at Jeje Jijipe Village, Karu LGA were abducted and taken to an unknown destination.
“Acting based on the strength of the report, the Commissioner of Police, CP Maiyaki Mohammed Baba Mobilized a detachment of Police operatives led by CSP Nnamdi Udobor, the Divisional Police Officer, Karshi Division to conduct a relentless manhunt on the perpetrators of the crime. The search paid off with the arrest of one Stephen Jonah ‘M’ 32yrs from Tafa LGA of Kaduna State”
It further reads accordingly that “In the course of the intensified investigation, the suspect led the Police operatives to their enclave at a Hilltop, Jeje Jijipe village where two victims namely: Sadiq Abubakar Jibril and Danladi Aku were rescued unhurt and were reunited with their families while a wooden carved gun used in perpetrating the dastardly act was recovered as an exhibit.
The Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Mohammed Baba has since directed that the suspect be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia for further investigation; upon conclusion, he will be charged to Court for prosecution.
